Governor Dennis Pineda said he requested the mayors to take the tests and skip work until the results had been released to avoid transmitting the virus. | ttorejasINQ
Mayor Carmelo Lazatin Jr. of Angeles City said he did not have himself tested because he only talked briefly with Pineda and did not mingle with Maglanque during the meeting.
In the meeting, the mayors and resource persons sat at least a meter apart. Pineda sat at the head table next to Minalin Mayor Edgar Flores, the PML president. Maglanque sat between Macabebe Mayor Leonardo Flores and Magalang Mayor Romulo Pecson. On Monday, several mayors posted on social media their advisories about their absence from work and quarantine. Pineda said he was also in isolation.In Rizal province, officials of Binangonan town ordered the closure of the public market, the town’s center of commerce and fish wharf, for at least a week to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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